It is true that
physicians are held
responsible for
their patient
charts...This is
what speaks for you
and your patient in
your absence. I am
not denying that
this is a very real
burden in healthcare
today. However, I
do not see
physicians
advocating for
professional
certified medical
transcriptionists as
a solution. These
amazing
professionals, who
were in the
background for so
many decades, seen
as a burden to the
revenue cycle, and
generally
disregarded and
disrespected by
everyone, are the
answer to the
problem. Physicians
need to advocate for
the
dictation/transcription
solution before we
lose more physicians
and
transcriptionists
find other
professions where
they will be valued
and respected..

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